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A theme that looks like this?

by Miraclem
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What's a wordpress theme that looks like this, or how can I create a very similar one

Newbie question haha.

engadget.com
#theme
  • Profile picture of the author Chris Grable
    Exactly like that.... or similar?
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  • Profile picture of the author Miraclem
    A very similar one !

    How do I go about reverse engineering a website? Any easy tool or website?
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  • Profile picture of the author DubDubDubDot
    Copyright law violations aside, why would you want to copy the design of a hugely popular site? Do your own thing.
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    • Profile picture of the author Miraclem
      Originally Posted by DubDubDubDot View Post

      Copyright law violations aside, why would you want to copy the design of a hugely popular site? Do your own thing.
      I wouldn't copy the site word by word... I just like the theme really, and I want to create a similar one with differences of course. Not even in the same niche.
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      • Profile picture of the author DubDubDubDot
        Originally Posted by Miraclem View Post

        I wouldn't copy the site word by word... I just like the theme really, and I want to create a similar one with differences of course. Not even in the same niche.
        Designs minus content still have a copyright. In this case owned by AOL.

        You can do better than this anyway. AOL's designs are so-so. They don't do anything risky on their sites. They don't have to. Traffic levels are already very high. Their content brings the traffic, so they play it safe with their designs.

        Those of us not in the Alexa 500 have to be a little more bold with the presentation.
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        • Profile picture of the author Miraclem
          Originally Posted by DubDubDubDot View Post

          Designs minus content still have a copyright. In this case owned by AOL.

          You can do better than this anyway. AOL's designs are so-so. They don't do anything risky on their sites. They don't have to. Traffic levels are already very high. Their content brings the traffic, so they play it safe with their designs.

          Those of us not in the Alexa 500 have to be a little more bold with the presentation.
          Alright point me towards nice themes then
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          • Profile picture of the author Chris Grable
            Just curious.... you didn't like the one above?
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            • Profile picture of the author Miraclem
              Originally Posted by Chris Grable View Post

              Just curious.... you didn't like the one above?
              It's nice, but not what I'm looking for to be honest
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              • Profile picture of the author Chris Grable
                Originally Posted by Miraclem View Post

                It's nice, but not what I'm looking for to be honest
                Okay... It seemed very similar... at least to me... to the one that you referred to. You are probably going to have a hard time finding want you want if you are too specific.

                I've had similar issues in the past. In the end... I could never quite find something that was "exactly what I wanted".... The way I eventually got by it... was to make a list of of the features and functionality that I was looking for. That made down-selecting to a specific theme, a lot easier.

                best of luck!
                chris
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  • Profile picture of the author angel1987
    I think i understand what kind of designs you are looking for, here is the link to premium wordpress templates with designs similar to engadget.
    Themes | Magazine3

    They have some really great designs. Or you can also create a custom design of your own using Canvas theme from Woothemes.
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